The City's current homeless policies are not only failing homeless families, but landlords as well.
The City's current homeless policies are not only failing homeless families, but landlords as well.
The premise behind Mayor Bloomberg’s shelter denial plan – which was fortunately blocked by a New York State Supreme Court ruling this week – has always been more than a little far-fetched and absurd. And this week the Mayor doubled down on the fantastical rhetoric to defend his misguided plan.
A court decision has stopped the City from implementing shelter eligibility rules that would have denied shelter to countless single adults.
Coalition for the Homeless praised Quinn's call for the use of federal housing resources in addressing record NYC homelessness.
Homelessness in NYC is at an all-time high, fueled in large part by an increase in the number of families experiencing multiple episodes of homelessness.
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